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EP About this file: EP3158911

EP3158911 - ENDOSCOPE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  26.04.2019
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.12.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.04.2019Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 29.05.2019  [2019/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Olympus Corporation
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
[2017/17]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKEMOTO, Shotaro
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
02 / ITO, Madoka
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
03 / SAKAMOTO, Tetsuyuki
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
04 / BANJU, Kazuo
c/o OLYMPUS CORPORATION
2951 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi
Tokyo 192-8507 / JP
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)Schicker, Silvia
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/17]Schicker, Silvia
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15810617.922.05.2015
[2017/17]
WO2015JP64809
Priority number, dateJP2014012656419.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014126564
[2017/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015194317
Date:23.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3158911
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:A61B1/00, G02B23/24, A61B1/005, A61B1/008, A61B1/01, A61B1/018, A61B5/06, // H04N5/225
[2018/12]
CPC:
A61B1/01 (EP,US); A61B1/00 (US); A61B1/00006 (EP,US);
A61B1/0016 (EP,US); A61B1/0055 (EP,US); A61B1/0057 (EP,US);
A61B1/008 (EP,US); A61B1/009 (EP); A61B1/018 (EP,US);
A61B5/065 (EP,US); G02B23/24 (EP,US); G02B23/2484 (EP,US);
H04N23/555 (EP,US); H04N23/56 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/17]A61B1/00, G02B23/24
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/17]
TitleGerman:ENDOSKOPVORRICHTUNG[2017/17]
English:ENDOSCOPE DEVICE[2017/17]
French:DISPOSITIF ENDOSCOPIQUE[2017/17]
Entry into regional phase04.01.2017Translation filed 
04.01.2017National basic fee paid 
04.01.2017Search fee paid 
04.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
04.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/17]
04.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.09.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2019Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011275896  (TANAKA HIDEKI [JP]) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0164] - paragraph [0179] * * figures 13-15c *;
 [Y]US2012182409  (MORIYAMA HIROKI [JP], et al) [Y] 1-5 * paragraph [0054] - paragraphs [0056] , [0061] , [0062] *;
 [Y]US2013109919  (SUGIYAMA YUTA [JP], et al) [Y] 1-5 * paragraphs [0032] , [0034] , [0035] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0092] * * figures 1-7g *;
 [A]JP2013126506  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP) [A] 1-5 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0068] ** figures 1-7 *
International search[A]JPH06154154  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2002177202  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 1-6 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2002/0058858 A1 *;
 [YA]JP2009160211  (FUJIFILM CORP) [Y] 1 * , paragraphs [0016] to [0042]; fig. 1 to 6 (Family: none) * [A] 2-6;
 [YA]WO2011040104  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 1 * , paragraphs [0011], [0014], [0043] to [0059]; fig. 2, 9 to 18 & JP 4804594 B2 & US 2011/0275896 A1 & EP 2484268 A1 & CN 102469914 A * [A] 2-6;
 [A]WO2012014532  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-6* , entire text; all drawings & US 2012/0265007 A1 & WO 2012/014532 A1 *;
 [A]JP2013126506  (OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP) [A] 1-6 * , paragraphs [0046] to [0072]; fig. 4 to 8 (Family: none) *
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